
Although De'Aaron Fox is under contract with the Sacramento Kings until 2026, we are accustomed to seeing the big superstars renew at the slightest opportunity. This is not the case for this 26-year-old point guard, who does not want to rush and is gradually becoming one of the important figures in the history of the Californian franchise.
"On one hand, I'm not in a hurry," Fox told Sam Amick and Anthony Slater from The Athletic. "On the other hand, I just want to make sure where we stand, because people have seen the league—changes in a team can happen within one or two months, or in six months. I mean, if we were competing for a championship, [it could be different]. Like, obviously, [Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics] just won a championship or [Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat], who has made it to the finals twice.
"I'm just using examples of people in my class [who have signed extensions]. They have been through that, done it. So, yeah, they have that security of [having achieved it]. For me, obviously, we are still building."
"I would love to be here for my entire career, to be with one team, in one city, throughout my career," Fox commented. "It's not unheard of, but it doesn't happen a lot, so being in that category would definitely be great. It's something incredible. You can, obviously, build your life, your family, your whole career, in one place. That's everyone's dream. Nobody wants to be switching teams all the time.
"But I want to make sure we are in that position to compete and compete at a high level for a long time, not just fighting for a spot in the playoffs. Obviously, looking at how the West is, we have to keep improving as players and as a team, as an organization. And, I mean, I'm not saying I'm not staying or that I'm staying. But I would love to be here, and I want to make sure we are competing at a high level."
"We don't want our best season to have been two years ago and just made it to the playoffs," Fox added. "We want to keep building on that and keep trying to change this culture. I think it has already changed, but we want to build a championship culture, and you have to be able to do those things before even reaching the top... I definitely feel we have the talent to [compete]. But now it's, 'Can we execute that plan?'".
Domantas Sabonis' words
"I feel like these next two years are important," Sabonis told Amick and Slater. "We all know we are good. My main concern last year was our mindset. We beat the best teams and then lost to the lowest teams the next day. That put us in a Play-In situation. Having DeMar here, he is a veteran, he won't let that happen. He will get the guys' attention."
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